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While the Direct Selection tool is no more than a means to an end for selecting
and moving objects, the Selection tool is in itself a drawing tool.

3.

When a layer is set to not print, its name is bolded in the Layers panel.

4.

When two paths are joined at a corner point, manipulating one path will affect
the other.

5.

____ layers is the process of dragging one layer into another.

a.

Condensing

b.

Merging

c.

Manipulating

d.

Outlining

Case Based Critical Thinking

Now that his team has been using
Illustrator regularly and getting comfortable with the software, Mark is excited to work with them on
some of the more interesting features and to share with them some of his special techniques.

6.

Mark draws a red heart shaped object on the art board. He then creates a gold
star that is larger than the heart object and positions the star over the heart. He selects both then
applies the Intersect shape mode. What does he now see on the art board?

a.

a red star

c.

a gold star

b.

a gold heart

d.

a red heart

7.

Mark is talking with his team about clipping masks. Some of the junior designers
are having trouble with the concept that there’s more to the masked art than you can see, so
Mark tells them that the best analogy for a clipping mask is which of the following?

a.

a hole in a wall

c.

the matting in a picture frame

b.

a white stencil
positioned over a pink wall

d.

all of the above

8.

The Unlock All command is under which menu on the menu bar?

a.

Edit

b.

Select

c.

Window

d.

Object

9.

A corner point can join which of the following?

a.

two curved segments

b.

one straight and one curved
segment

c.

two straight segments

d.

all of the
above

10.

When two overlapping objects are made into a compound path, the backmost object
creates a hole in the object in front.

11.

When text is flowed on a path, which feature of the Character panel allows you
to increase or decrease the distance of the text from the path?

a.

baseline shift

b.

vertical scale

c.

the Offset Path
command

d.

none of the above

Case Based Critical Thinking

Mark finds that most of his designers
are mostly Photoshop gurus and aren’t fully up to speed with using the Pen tool to draw objects
in Illustrator, and because of this, much of their line work and choices for stroking effects are
unsatisfactory. He also finds that they are mostly unaware of the basic concepts behind the Live
Paint feature and how they relate to standard Illustrator working methods.

12.

Mark finds that his designers don’t know any of the terms used to describe
different components of a path. He tells his designers to compare a path drawn with the Pen tool to a
road through the woods. With that analogy, a smooth point would occur at these places in the
road:

a.

hills

c.

corners

b.

curves

d.

a & b but not
c

13.

To further explain the concept of the Live Paint feature to his team, Mark uses
the same example. He creates two circles in Illustrator with no fill and no stroke, then positions
them so that one is overlapping half of the other. He refers to this as “the artwork.” He
then tells his team that - using Live Paint - the total number of different fill and stroke colors
that could be applied to “the artwork” is:

a.

three different fill colors and two different stroke colors

c.

2 different fill
colors and two different stroke colors

b.

three different fill colors and four different
stroke colors

d.

1 fill color
and 1 stroke color

14.

To explain the concept of the Live Paint feature to his team, Mark knows he must
reinforce the basic rules of painting objects in Illustrator. He creates two circles in Illustrator
with no fill and no stroke, then positions them so that one is overlapping half of the other. He
refers to this as “the artwork.” He then tells his team that - without using Live Paint -
the total number of different fills and stroke colors that could be applied to “the
artwork” is:

a.

1 fill color and 1 stroke color

c.

three different fill colors and
four different stroke colors

b.

three different fill colors and two different
stroke colors

d.

2 different
fill colors and two different stroke colors

15.

Pressing [Ctrl] (Win) or [Command] (Mac) and clicking the
Toggles Visibility button toggles the artwork on the layer between Preview and Outline view
mode.

16.

Guides are created only by dragging them from the rulers.

17.

Views that have been saved are listed where?

a.

at the bottom of the Window menu

b.

at the top of the Window
menu

c.

at the bottom of the View menu

d.

at the top of the View
menu

18.

Typographic attributes would include the font, leading and horizontal
scale.

19.

Compound paths can be released and returned to their original component
objects.

20.

Text preferences are listed under what category?

a.

Units & Undo

b.

Type & Grid

c.

Type

d.

Guides &
Grid

21.

If you delete artwork that is on a sublayer, the sublayer is deleted as
well.

22.

When you press [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) while dragging
an object, the pointer becomes a(n) ____ pointer.

a.

selection

b.

double-arrow

c.

insertion

d.

context-sensitive

23.

When is a layer is automatically duplicated?

a.

only when all the objects on the layer are copied

b.

only when it
contains one object and that object is copied

c.

a layer is never automatically
duplicated

d.

only when all the objects on the layer are copied and the Paste In Front or Paste In
Back command is applied

24.

Which general term does Illustrator use to refer to that which has been applied
to an object to affect its appearance?

a.

filter

b.

symbol

c.

attribute

d.

none of the
above

25.

Which of the following letters is an example of an open path?

a.

D

b.

C

c.

O

d.

none of the
above

26.

When you drag the Indicates Selected Art button from one layer to another, the
selected artwork moves to the new layer, and the layer moves as well.

27.

The Pathfinder panel has ten buttons.

28.

You can turn any object into a guide by clicking which command?

a.

Show Guides

b.

Make Guides

c.

Convert to
Outlines

d.

Release Guides

Case Based Critical Thinking

Mark’s team is working on
complex artwork for a 120-page corporate annual. Mark tells his team to be certain that all the
artwork that they create is created with layers. His Photoshop gurus are experts at using layers in
Photoshop, but Mark is curious to see how they will translate those abilities to working with layers
in Illustrator.

29.

Much of the artwork involves repeating artwork in the same illustration. Mark
tells his designers to keep in mind the difference between duplicating layers and copy/pasting
artwork, which is that ________.

a.

when you copy/paste art, the art is pasted onto the same layer unless you target a
new layer for the paste

c.

both a & b

b.

when you duplicate a layer, all of the artwork
on the original layer is duplicated onto the new layer.

30.

Which of the following four answers is the best choice for describing how to use
a clipping mask with layers?

a.

the clipping mask and the objects to be masked must be in the same
layer

b.

a <Group> sublayer can be a clipping set, and the top object in the group will
function as the mask

c.

the top object in the clipping set becomes the
mask

d.

all of the above

31.

The Eyedropper tool samples only an object's fill color.

32.

If you make a copy of artwork that is on a sublayer, a new sublayer is
automatically created.

33.

If you drag a layer onto the Create New Sublayer button on the Layers panel,
which of the following is true?

a.

the result will be a duplicated sublayer

b.

the result will be a
duplicated layer

c.

you cannot drag a layer onto the Create New Sublayer button

d.

none of the
above

34.

The default workspace is called ____.

a.

[Default]

b.

Basic

c.

Workspace
1

d.

Essentials

Case Based Critical Thinking

Mark is a well-known illustrator and
artist who started his own design firm two years ago. Because Mark’s business is more about
illustration than anything else, he is constantly challenging his staff to hone their skills in Adobe
Illustrator. He finds that, though many have “played around” with the software, most of
his designers are Photoshop gurus who don’t fully appreciate the abilities and the concepts
associated with Illustrator.

35.

Mark’s team is excited to be working on a project that involves many
geometric illustrations, but the big challenge is that the artwork demands precise positioning. In
many cases, objects must abut precisely, with no gap and no overlap. Mark tells his team that they
should rely heavily on which of the following Illustrator features?

a.

smart guides

c.

grouping objects

b.

dragging and dropping

d.

all of the
above

36.

Mark’s team is working on a complex layout for a children’s book
that will utilize the same few Ilustrator graphics at various sizes and rotations. Many of them will
be positioned as mirror images, and all of them will be positioned precisely, based on a complex
grid. Mark knows that this project will challenge his team’s abilities working with
_________.

a.

selection tools

c.

transform tools

b.

drawing tools

d.

shape tools

37.

Mark’s junior designer is working with the shape tools. Mark tells him to
make a square, then modify the square so that it is a kite shape. Mark is trying to familiarize his
junior designer with ________.

a.

the direct selection tool

c.

the rotate tool

b.

the scale
tool

d.

the reflect
tool

38.

One of Mark’s logo designs - created exclusively in Illustrator - was used
on the cover of a corporate annual. Now the client has called and asked for the same logo to be used
in an outdoor billboard campaign. One of Mark’s designers worries that Mark’s logo is too
small to be used on such a large display - that the reduction in quality will be unacceptable. Based
on this interaction, Mark realizes that his designer doesn’t understand the concept of
________.

a.

interpolation

c.

pixels

b.

resolution independence

d.

bitmap graphics

39.

The presence of hidden tools in the Tools panel is indicated by a small black
triangle beside a tool icon.

40.

You cannot export Illustrator layers to Photoshop.

41.

Once text is flowed into an object, you can no longer manipulate the object as
you would have previously.

42.

An imported Swatches panel is editable.

43.

The word pixel is short for picture element.

44.

When multiple objects are made into a compound path, they function as a group;
if you click one with the Direct Selection tool, all the objects will be selected.

Case Based Critical Thinking

Mark’s design team has taken on
a number of projects that involve display text and gradients. Mark considers typography to be a fine
art, and he thinks that gradients are often a very effective component of good Illustrator design, so
he is excited to take this opportunity to put his team through typography and gradient boot
camp.

45.

One of Mark’s designers is having difficulty with tracking and kerning -
specifically, when to use tracking and when to use kerning. Mark asks four other designers to provide
an analogy for tracking and kerning. He is pleased with all four analogies, but he says that the best
of the four analogies is that tracking is to kerning as ________.

a.

hugging is to pinching

c.

book ends are to books

b.

group is to
individual

d.

brushing is to
flossing

46.

Mark considers gradients to be an important design component for many types of
Illustrator artwork. He tells his team that gradients can be ________.

a.

made of multiple colors

c.

radial or
linear

b.

used to fill multiple objects simultaneously

d.

all of the
above

47.

Mark knows that his designers aren’t programmers, but he feels it’s
important that a designer has some amount of understanding of how a program works. He asks his team
that, working in Illustrator, if they wanted to create a linear gradient but couldn’t use any
of the gradient tools, they could create the gradient with which of the following
________.

a.

stroked lines

c.

both a and b

b.

filled
rectangles

48.

A linear gradient can be positioned from left to right, top to bottom, or on any
angle.

49.

Tweaking refers to what?

a.

making small improvements

b.

converting a path into a
guide

c.

adding an anchor point to a path

d.

rotating an object
precisely

50.

When the Preview option is activated, what happens?

a.

a Print Preview of the artboard is shown

b.

all of the objects
on the artboard will be in Preview mode

c.

a Print Preview of only the objects on the
layer is shown

d.

none of the above

51.

The Outline Stroke command is useful for making concentric circles.

52.

The location of a midpoint in a gradient can be changed.

53.

The default Miter Limit is ____.

a.

8

b.

4

c.

6

d.

2

54.

When the Outline Stroke command is applied to a stroke path, the width of the
closed path that is created is ____.

a.

one-half the stroke weight of the original stroked path

b.

a number that you
input in the Outline Stroke Options dialog box

c.

by default, half the height of the original
stroked path

d.

the same as the stroke weight of the original stroked
path

55.

When the Pen tool is positioned over an anchor point on a selected path,
____.

a.

the Pen tool becomes the Add Anchor Point tool

b.

the Pen tool becomes
the Delete Anchor Point tool

c.

the Pen tool does not
change

d.

the Pen tool becomes a selection arrow

56.

You can duplicate a layer by dragging it onto the Create New Layer
button.

57.

What is the name of the command that allows you to save any view of the
artboard?

a.

Edit View

b.

Save View

c.

New
View

d.

Fit In Window

58.

Click a transform tool, press [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac),
then click the artboard - where you click will be the point of origin for the transformation and the
tool's dialog box opens.

59.

When you place grouped artwork into a layer, a sublayer is automatically created
with the name ____.

a.

<Group>

b.

<Default>

c.

<Sublayer>

d.

<Layer>

60.

Layers must be showing and unlocked in order to be merged.

61.

You can cut and paste artwork only within its own layer, not from one layer to
another.

62.

Text generated by the Type tool is positioned on a path called what?

a.

type index

b.

baseline

c.

stroke
line

d.

text path

63.

To switch between activating the fill and activating the stroke, you should
press which key?

a.

X

b.

+

c.

spacebar

d.

1

64.

In the Transform panel, all values refer to the bounding box of an object only
if the bounding box is visible. If not, the values refer to the object's center point.

65.

When you click the Show All command, all the hidden objects are selected when
they are revealed.

66.

When you copy text on a path, ____.

a.

you copy the path only; the text must be reentered

b.

you copy both the
text and the path

c.

you copy the text only

d.

none of the
above

67.

In the Layer Options dialog box, options are available for ____.

a.

showing

b.

locking

c.

unlocking

d.

all of the
above

68.

Tracing a scanned image in Illustrator is looked down upon by professional
designers.

69.

The Show option displays all the artwork on the artboard that is contained on
the layer.

70.

When an object is turned into a guide, it retains its attributes, such as its
fill, stroke, and stroke weight.

71.

Like a compound path, a compound shape is two or more paths that are combined in
such a way the holes appear wherever paths overlap.

72.

Bitmap graphics are an excellent choice for working with type and
typography.

73.

When you click on a layer in the Layers panel, all of the objects on that layer
are selected.

74.

An inch contains how many points?

a.

6

b.

72

c.

12

d.

24

75.

Shape modes and pathfinders are a group of preset operations that help you
combine paths in a variety of ways.

76.

When is a layer automatically deleted?

a.

only when all the objects on the layer are deleted

b.

a layer is never
automatically deleted

c.

only when it contains one object and that
object is deleted

d.

only when all the objects on the layer are
deleted using the Delete key

77.

You can use the Free Transform tool to do which of the following?

a.

perform a non-uniform scale

b.

scale an object from any point of
origin

c.

rotate a copy of an object

d.

all of the
above

78.

The Average and Join commands are under which menu?

a.

Select

b.

Edit

c.

View

d.

none of the
above

79.

____ a transform tool to open the tool’s dialog box.

a.

Hover over

b.

Double-click

c.

Right-click

d.

Click

80.

To apply a fill or a stroke to an object, you must first activate the
appropriate button.

81.

When an object is selected, clicking a second object with the Eyedropper tool
applies the second object's fill and stroke attributes to the selected object.

82.

When you select any two objects and apply the Make Clipping Mask command, the
backmost object functions as the mask, and the object in front is masked.

83.

To add a fill to an open path, Illustrator first must close the path by
connecting the open points with a path.

84.

Clicking the right side of a layer is the easiest way to select all of the
objects on the layer.

85.

When you float your cursor near the endpoint of the gradient control bar, the
____ icon appears.

a.

flip

b.

copy

c.

rotate

d.

scale

86.

Assembling an illustration with multiple objects will test your fluency with the
stacking order commands.

87.

The Free Transform tool is best for performing quick transformations.

88.

By default, an object's X coordinate represents its horizontal distance
from the bottom right corner of the artboard.

89.

If you transform an object from its center point, select a second object, then
apply the Transform Again command, the second object is transformed from its own center point.

90.

When you use the Direct Selection tool to select an anchor point connected to a
curved segment, you will expose the point's direction lines.

91.

When two anchor points are aligned on only one axis and they are joined, what
happens?

a.

they are united by a path

b.

they are united as one
point

c.

they are averaged

d.

none of the
above

92.

An object's position on the artboard is indicated using which of the
following?

a.

snap to point

b.

rulers

c.

smart
guides

d.

X and Y coordinates

93.

The Axis panel offers a quick and simple solution for aligning selected objects
along the axis you specify.

94.

A pica is how many points?

a.

72

b.

24

c.

6

d.

12

95.

Vector graphics consist of anchor points and line segments.

96.

When you remove an anchor point from a closed path by using the Cut command,
which of the following choices best describes what happens?

a.

the paths attached to the point remain intact

b.

the anchor point
becomes a selection arrow

c.

the anchor point is pasted to the
artboard

d.

the path is broken

97.

When is a sublayer automatically deleted?

a.

only when the sublayer contains more than one object and all the objects are
deleted

b.

when the sublayer contains more than one object and one object is
deleted

c.

when the object on the sublayer is deleted

d.

a sublayer is never
automatically deleted

98.

All transformations are executed from a fixed point, referred to as the point of
origin.

99.

The ____ button on the Pathfinder panel creates a single, merged object from the
area where two or more objects overlap.

a.

Unite shape mode

b.

Minus Back

c.

Intersect shape
mode

d.

Divide pathfinder

100.

New users should not try to use quick keys in Illustrator CS4; they should wait
until they are more experienced with the program.